DACCA, Dec. 17—Indian officers and local guerrilla leaders attempted to restore order here today and the situation appeared to be slowly calming down. However scattered street fighting continued, with pockets of soldiers unable or unwilling to surrender.

Some Bengali mobs were killing non‐Bengali minority groups and others who had collaborated with the army, and some Bengalis were still being killed by armed non-Bengalis.

Nonetheless the dominant mood remained a carnival one, with hoarse crowds chanting Bangladesh slogans and screaming “victory for Bengal.”

Pakistani troops were being assembled in their military cantonment and disarmed by their officers under the direction of the Indian Army.

Earlier in the day the guerrillas threatened for a time to blow up the Inter‐Continental Hotel neutral zone unless former leaders of the East Pakistani civil administration were removed. The leaders, including the former Governor, Dr. A. M. Malik, resigned Tuesday and took refuge in the neutral zone.

The Indian command is prepared to honor its pledge of safety by moving the ministers to the cantonment and they are considering the offer.

There was street fighting around the United States Consulate this morning and two Pakistani soldiers were executed by guerrillas nearby. Later several bullets hit the consulate's outer door.

Indian and guerrilla commanders were planning joint street patrols to try to halt the killing. The Indians say the guerrillas are supposed to be disarming their people, but the streets are still full of armed men and gun barrels poke from the windows of cars festooned with Bangladesh flags.

Red Cross and United Nations officials, fearing shortages of food and other commodities, are trying to arrange for repair of the airport runway.

Apparently the only exit from Dacca for foreigners will he via chartered planes brought from Bangkok. A short‐landing aircraft will be required.